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Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): Defending the Box 2 U8-U11

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Christopher Ruiz
Name: Christopher Ruiz
City: Lutz
Country: United States of America
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Description

PRINCIPLES OF PLAY

• Desire to defend

• Distance between defenders

• Body shape

CROSSING & FINISHING

• This practice is a small-sided game in which goals can only be scored from balls that have come from wide areas, with an emphasis placed on defending crosses or aerial balls.

• The practice requires a minimum of 12 players, including two goalkeepers.

COACHING DETAIL: OUT OF POSSESSION

BODY SHAPE

• Can the defenders open their hips to see three corner flags when the ball is in wide areas?

• This gives them the opportunity to see more dangers, but also a front foot and back foot so they can swing away from the goal when clearing the ball.

RECOGNISING SPACE

• Players will have to organise themselves and others to limit the spaces available for the attackers.

• When the ball is in wide areas, aim to have two defenders the width of the goal apart, and another in between them and 10 steps in front. This covers both front and back posts, and pull-backs.

• When the ball is central, can the players set up to force the ball wide and not get split centrally? This makes the session flow easier and provides more opportunities to defend from wide, but also builds good habits for the future.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Crossing & Finishing

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Learning Objectives

Technical Technical
body shape, distance between defenders
Technical Tactical
compression, shape
Technical Psychological
awareness, positioning
Technical Social
communicating shape and attacking intentions

Crossing & Finishing (20 mins)

FUNCTION

• This is a three-zoned small-sided game, here in a 6v6, with the emphasis on defending crosses or aerial balls.

• The only condition is that the ball must come from one of the designated wide areas to score. For example: lofted cross, pull-back, driven cross, front post or back post.

• The game will allow the players to practise dealing with a variety of aerial balls, but also test their ability to manage spaces between each other and those around them with repeated switches of the ball and adjustments necessary.

• Progress the practice by adding in certain scoring systems for different types of goals. For example, if the players are poor at defending front-post (driven) crosses, then making a driven cross worth three goals will encourage the opposition to attempt this more often. This will then give the defenders the repetitions they need to improve.

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